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- New Working Paper Uploaded posted on Tuesday, 30th December 2008
- "Lawyers, Law Firms and the Stabilization of Transnational Business" is a new paper by Fabian Sosa, my colleague in Bremen, and me. It looks at the role of lawyers, in large and medium-sized law firms, in cross-border transactions through the lens of Luhmann and Gilson. It's under "In Progress" here and also on my SSRN page. Comments are very welcome. The paper is coming out in the Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business this year.
- Visiting Professor of Law at University of Miami Law School posted on Saturday, 16th August 2008
- I shall be a visiting professor at the University of Miami Law School in 2008. I will be teaching Professional Responsibility and Global Lawyering.
- The Future of the Global Law Firm posted on Saturday, 16th August 2008
- I will be speaking at this symposium at Georgetown Law Center on 16-18 April 2008. My paper will be "Future Directions in the UK Legal Profession: Life After the Legal Services Act 2007". More information can be found on the Georgetown Law Center website
- 38th World Congress of IIS posted on Saturday, 16th August 2008
- I'm currently in Budapest at the 38th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology. I'm presenting a paper I wrote with Peter Lederer called "Becoming a Global Lawyer"
- Law Practice in the EU and the US posted on Tuesday, 15th April 2008
- A workshop being presented at the University of Miami Law Schoool on April 4, 2008, between 8am and 11am. Details can be found here.
- posted on Saturday, 19th January 2008
- Updated website launched! posted on Friday, 14th December 2007
- I'm very pleased to have launched a new version of my website. I hope you find it even more useful than before. My web designer, Caroline Mockett has done a super job!
- Comparative Law at a Crossroads posted on Friday, 14th December 2007
- I'm participating in an author meets critics evening at the IALS, 6 December. (See events for details) Esin Örücü and David Nelken are launching a new handbook on comparative law. Authors include William Twining, Anthony Ogus, Andrew Harding, Roger Cotterrell and more. Gordon Woodman and I will be the critics. A wine reception follows...
- Open House London 16 September posted on Wednesday, 19th September 2007
- Our house will be open to the public on Sunday 16 September as part of the Open House London weekend. See events for location and times. More information available at Open House website
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- ESRC Seminar on Professions at Lancaster on
30th December 2008
I am speaking at an ESRC funded seminar "Professions and Professionalism in the 21st Century: Meanings, Challenges and Prospects" at Lancaster University on 6 January 2009. Other speakers include: Bob Hinings (Alberta), Stephen Ackroyd (Lancaster), Mike Dent (Staffordshire). - Straight There No Detours: Direct Access to Barristers on
30th December 2008
A new report completed in December 2008, with Avis Whyte, is available for download from SSRN.com.